Metformin continues to protect high-risk individuals from developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) over 15 years, especially among those with higher glycaemic status at baseline and women reporting a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to long-term results from DPP/DPPOS*.

One anastomosis gastric bypass is as effective as the standard Roux-en-Y procedure in terms of weight loss and metabolic improvements 24 months after the surgery, according to the results of the open-label YOMEGA trial.

Due to the increasing global prevalence of obesity, older adults may live more years of their remaining life with limited physical function and activities in daily living (ADLs), according to a study, adding that older adults, their families and healthcare systems should be aware of this problem.

Insulinaemic potential of diet linked to colorectal cancer risk

13 Sep 2018

A recent study suggests that the influence of dietary intake on the development of colorectal cancer is partly caused by dietary insulinaemic potential.

Associations between hyperinsulinaemic diets and colorectal cancer risk were assessed using an empirical dietary index for hyperinsulinaemia (EDIH), a food-based index that characterizes dietary insulinaemic potential based on circulating C-peptide concentrations.

While such associations were limited to the distal colon and rectum in men and to the distal and proximal colon in women, combined risk estimates remained significant for all anatomic locations except for the rectum.

Metformin continues to protect high-risk individuals from developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) over 15 years, especially among those with higher glycaemic status at baseline and women reporting a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to long-term results from DPP/DPPOS*.

One anastomosis gastric bypass is as effective as the standard Roux-en-Y procedure in terms of weight loss and metabolic improvements 24 months after the surgery, according to the results of the open-label YOMEGA trial.

Due to the increasing global prevalence of obesity, older adults may live more years of their remaining life with limited physical function and activities in daily living (ADLs), according to a study, adding that older adults, their families and healthcare systems should be aware of this problem.